Charles Knight

Charles Knight was a British writer, editor, journalist, publisher and editing staff (1791–1873). He was born at Windsor and died at Addlestone.

Also recorded as Author of The results of machinery,; Charles, II Knight; Charles II Knight; Charles Knight II.

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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Author of The results of machinery,, Charles, II Knight, Charles II Knight and Charles Knight II. His recorded language was English.

One child is recorded: Mary Charlotte Knight.

Recognition and collections

Work by Charles Knight is held by Minneapolis Institute of Art, Australian National Maritime Museum, National Portrait Gallery and Het Scheepvaartmuseum.

Identity

What the record establishes about Charles Knight.

Charles Knight is recorded as a citizen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Charles Knight is recorded with the occupation editing staff. Charles Knight is recorded as writer, editor, journalist, publisher and editing staff. The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 65 objects associated with this heading.

Works and catalogued output

What Charles Knight produced.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 2 works under this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 6 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 5 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 8 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 39 works under this heading.

Holdings and surviving copies

Where material relating to Charles Knight is held.

Knowledge is power : $b A view of the productive forces of modern society and the results of labor, capital and skill. is digitised and catalogued by Project Gutenberg. Knight's Penny Magazine, Collection (1846) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Knight's Quarterly Magazine (1824) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. half hours with the best authors is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. The Art Institute of Chicago records 6 objects associated with this heading. Wellcome Collection records 402 objects associated with this heading.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Charles Knight may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Charles Knight is established in the international name authorities as Social Networks and Archival Context w6q240cg, Bibliothèque nationale de France 13171779n, Getty Union List of Artist Names 500066585, Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) 11625453X, Library of Congress n50043466, Libraries Australia 893656, ISNI 0000000080765919, IdRef 035171618, VIAF 22279835 and Wikidata Q725786.

Catalogued works

57 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1811 to 1850.

History of the Mammalia. v. III-IV. English cyclopaedia, a new dictionary of universal knowledge. The pictorial museum of animated nature .. A Romance of Acadia Two Centuries Ago. Begg'd at Court: A Legend of Westminster. The plays and poems of William Shakespeare complete in 13 volumes. The pictorial edition of the works of Shakespere. Charles Knight's Pictorial museum of animated nature. The popular history of England. The rights of industry. The results of machinery, namely, cheap production and increased employment, exhibited. The working-man's companion. The poems of William Shakspere. The Stratford Shakespeare. Studies of Shakspere. The complete works of Shakespeare. Old lamps, or new? London. The complete works of W. Shakspere. The tragedies of William Shakspere. The complete works of William Shakespeare. The works of William Shakspere. Mind amongst the spindles. Synoptical index to the four divisions of the English cyclopædia. Il compagno dell' operaio. The works of William Shakespeare. The works of Shakspere. The comedies, histories, tragedies and poems. The works of Shakespeare. Half-hours with the best authors. The National Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge. Kent ... Half hours of English history. William Shakspere. The struggles of a book against excessive taxation. English cyclopædia. The results of machinery. The history of England during the thirty years' peace, 1816-1846. Half-hours with the best authors. With short biographical and critica notices. A biography of William Shakspere. Knowledge is power. The menageries. Half hours with the best authors with short biographical and critical note. Glimpses of the past. African Elephant in Chains, graphite on paperboard, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1992.351.1. Schematic Sketches of Elephants for Bronx Zoo Elephant House, graphite on blue paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1992.351.4. Haymakers in a Storm, dated n.d., engraving with stipple engraving, and hand-coloring, on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1926.1928. Clearing Away the Rubbish, dated 1811, hand-colored etching on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1928.1271. The Bird's Nest, dated n.d., colored engraving on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1926.446. Waiting to Go On Stage, dated n.d., watercolor and gouache, with charcoal, on ivory wove paper (discolored to cream), laid down on ivory wood-pulp laminate board, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1933.491. Before the Act, dated n.d., watercolor and pen and brush and black ink, on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1933.490. Learned societies / [ed. by Charles Knight]., dated [1850?], held by Wellcome Collection. London / edited by Charles Knight., dated 1841-1844, held by Wellcome Collection. William Caxton, the first English printer: a biography / By Charles Knight., dated 1844, held by Wellcome Collection. The pictorial gallery of arts / [Charles Knight]., dated 1845?]-1847, held by Wellcome Collection. Knight's Penny Magazine, held by Wellcome Collection. Knight's penny magazine., dated 1846-, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 65 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 402 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Knight, Charles, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Knight, Charles, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Knight, Charles Robert, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Knight, Charles Parsons, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (123898-X). Those registers additionally record the forms Charles Knight and Co., C. Knight (London), Knight (London), C. Knight & Co. (London), Knight & Co. (London) and Charles Knight & Co. (London).

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 8 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 8 means 8 genuinely separate publishers of record. 9 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Charles Knight studied at Great Ealing School. the recorded working language is English.

Places of work recorded in the authority are London and Windsor. Positions recorded include editor-in-chief.

Work by Charles Knight is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Australian National Maritime Museum, National Portrait Gallery and Het Scheepvaartmuseum.

Chronology

  1. 1791Charles Knight born at Windsor.
  2. 1791Charles Knight was born in 1791 at Windsor.
  3. 1791Charles Knight was born on 15 March 1791.
  4. 1824Knight's Quarterly Magazine (1824) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  5. 1824Knight's Quarterly Magazine digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1846Knight's Penny Magazine, Collection (1846) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  7. 1846Knight's Penny Magazine, Collection digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1873Charles Knight died at Addlestone.
  9. 1873Charles Knight died in 1873 at Addlestone.
  10. 1873Charles Knight died on 9 March 1873.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Knight, Charles Parsons, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Knight, Charles Robert, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Knight, Charles, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Knight, Charles, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Open Library author record for Charles Knight (Internet Archive), 215 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 11 articles naming Charles Knight.

    open access index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 123898-X, Charles Knight (London).

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 131 digitised items catalogued under Charles Knight as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    Project Gutenberg holds 2 full texts attributed to Charles Knight.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  10. 10.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Charles Knight.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Charles Knight (65 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  12. 12.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 402 works naming Charles Knight.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  13. 13.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q725786: Charles Knight

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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